Krvavec, Slovenia: trips to the Sochi Olympic Games for a Lithuanian skier and Thai violinist

2014-01-24, 11:37

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On 17th January 2014 in Krvavec (Slovenia) a giant slalom competition took place, where 19-years-old Ieva Januškevičiūtė, who is preparing for the Sochi Olympic Games, had taken part. She finished ninth out of twenty in the national category of women's giant slalom competition (1:52:31) in the first race. Slovenian Naja Babnik was the one to win (1:43.76) and famous violinist Vanessa Vanakorn, known as Vanessa Mae, was just behind the Lithuanian competitor (1:52.75).

I.Januškevičiūtė was fifth (1:52.81) in FIS category competition that had taken place later. And the one to win was a representative of Slovenia again, it was Desiree Kops (1:46.75).

A 35-year-old athlete Vanessa Mae was tenth this time, however, she managed to get a trip to the Sochi Olympic Games.

Vanessa Mae has left her musical career for a while to fulfil her teenage dream: to ski for Thailand at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and she is determined to do so. 'People are surprised when they see me skiing,' - she says. She feels British since she was raised there but in Sochi she will represent Thailand - the country of her Thai father.

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